Leonardo Blair
Senior Reporter
Leonardo Blair is an award-winning investigative reporter and feature writer whose career spanned secular media in the Caribbean and New York City prior to joining The Christian Post in 2013. His early work with CP focusing on crime and Christian society quickly attracted international attention when he exposed a campaign by Creflo Dollar Ministries in 2015 to raise money from supporters to purchase a $65 million luxury jet. He continues to report extensively on church crimes, spiritual abuse, mental health, the black church and major events impacting Christian culture.
He is a 2007 alumnus of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, where he was an inaugural member of the Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism. He lives with his wife and two sons in New York City.
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Conservative author, filmmaker and outspoken critic of the Obama administration Dinesh D'Souza says outgoing U.S. attorney general Eric Holder might end up as the boss of a "criminal syndicate" after he leaves office this year.
'This Is Not Alton,' Mother of Muslim Beheading Suspect Apologizes to Families of Victims, Says He Was Raised Christian
The mother of Oklahoma Muslim Beheading suspect, Alton Alexander Nolen, 30, recently apologized to the families of the victims he allegedly beheaded and stabbed after he was fired last Thursday, and said what he did was out of character as he was raised Christian.
Megachurch Preacher Rick Cole Pledges to Live on Streets of Sacramento Until He Raises $100,000 to Help Homeless
Rick Cole, pastor of the megachurch Capital Christian Center in Sacramento, California has ditched the comfort of his home and has pledged to live on the streets of the city's downtown area for up to two weeks or until he has raised $100,000 to help fund a program called "Winter Sanctuary" that provides food and shelter for the homeless at churches in the area during the winter months.
'Christian Couple' Spreading Gospel Through Wife-Swapping and Fitness; 'I Don't Think God Would Be Mad,' Says Bisexual Wife
A Florida couple who claim to be devout Christians and lovers of exercise say they are joyfully spreading the love of Christ and the Bible through their unconventional wife-swapping and fitness ministry. The wife says she doesn't believe swinging is wrong, but if it is, she'll find out on judgement day.
Former Waitress-Turned-Author Says She Used Portion of $4K in Tips From Rush Limbaugh to Fund Abortions to Spite Him
A former waitress-turned-author who just released her debut novel said she twice waited on conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh and used a portion of the $4,000 in tips he left her to fund abortions, just so she could spite him.
Oklahoma Horror: Muslim Who Tried Converting Colleagues Beheads Woman, Stabs Another After He Is Fired From Job
An Oklahoma man who recently converted to Islam and had been trying to convert some of his co-workers reportedly went on a murderous rampage, beheading one woman and stabbing another shortly after he was fired from his job at a food processing plant.
Sean Groubert, Trooper Who Shot Motorist Who Reached for His License, Fired and Arrested; Video of Incident Released
Sean Groubert, 31, a South Carolina state trooper who shot Levar Edward Jones during a routine traffic stop at a gas station in Columbia, was fired last week and arrested on Wednesday as a dashcam video of the Sept. 4 incident was made public this week.
Georgia Allegedly Fires Christian Public Health Expert Because He Believes Homosexuality Is a Sin and Evolution Was 'Created by Satan'
Eric Walsh, a Christian public health expert and lay preacher, is accusing Georgia's Department of Public Health of religious discrimination and retaliation after officials rescinded a job offer because he believes homosexuality is a sin and evolution is a "religion created by Satan."
Attorney General Eric Holder to Resign
Attorney General Eric Holder, the first African-American and 82nd person to hold the post is expected to announce his resignation Thursday, according to Justice Department and White House officials.
Political Fallout After Google Pulls Membership From Conservative ALEC, Accuses Org of 'Lying' About Climate Change
Executive chairman of Google Eric Schmidt reportedly created serious political fallout for a significant number of legislators Monday when he accused the prominent American Legislative Exchange Council of "literally lying" about climate change in explaining why the company is no longer a member of the organization.
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